12/10/2021
✅Preparation
• Ensure you have all relevant details such as time, date and interview location, as well as the interviewer name(s) where appropriate. It is important that you take personal responsibility for these details and chase your consultant if they have not been provided - remember that your interview is one of many they are involved in every day.
• Research the firm you are interviewing with, the role you are interviewing for, and your interviewer's background if relevant.
🔑Make sure you know your CV
✅The Interview
Interviews can vary hugely, from very formal, to completely relaxed. Examples of standard interview questions include:
• what can you offer our organisation?
• what are your best attributes?
• why are you better than other candidates?
• why are you interested in us?
🔑Ensure your answers are succinct but not abrupt. Avoid waffling or going off at tangents. Although you may feel you have not had the chance to discuss all your skills, the interviewer will have ensured they have gleaned all relevant information for that stage.
• Make sure you are prepared with a couple of questions to ask at the end of the interview. These questions should encompass a demonstration of your knowledge and enthusiasm for the company, and show you have a real interest in its running.
✅Body Language
This is an extremely important, and often ignored part of an interview.
• A good handshake gets you off to a great start. It should be firm without crushing their hand!
• Maintain natural eye contact, and in the case of multiple interviewers look at who is talking to you. When giving your answer shift your gaze between the two to involve both in the discussion.
• Use affirmative actions such as nodding and saying 'yes' and 'mmm' as they speak. This will show that you can listen and understand.
You are half way there. Remember - be yourself, and use the pointers above to enhance your overall performance. You CAN DO IT.👏
